Olga Massov

Olga Massov is a food writer, editor, and cookbook author currently at work on her first cookbook as a primary author. She currently works at the Washington Post as assistant recipes editor on the Food desk. Prior to this, Olga freelanced for The Washington Post, developed recipes, and co-authored cookbooks. Before that, she worked as a cookbook editor at Phaidon Press, and prior to that, as a cookbook collaborator and recipe developer. In her past life, she worked in finance. Olga was born in Russia, grew up in Boston, and now lives in the D.C. area with her husband, Andrew Freedman, a journalist, their son, Avi, and their cat and dog. Olga likes strong coffee, horizontal stripes, mid-century modern design, austere beaches of the Northeast and Brittany, and vintage silverware. She likes to eat (among many things): Wellfleet oysters, wild Maine blueberries, pickles, herring, all things potato, brisket, cabbage, tacos, and ice cream. She prefers wine to cocktails; beer to bubbly; and bourbon to vodka. BOOKS – WRITTEN + CONTRIBUTED TO Everyday Grand -- with Jocelyn Delk-Adams (Clarkson Potter, 2023) 100 Most Jewish Foods -- Alana Newhouse and Tablet (Artisan, 2019) Genuine Pizza -- with James Beard-award winning chef Michael Schwartz (Abrams, 2019) Plant Paradox Quick and Easy (Harper Wave, 2019) Season With Authority – with Chef Marc Murphy (HMH, Spring 2015) The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Cookbook – with Laura O’Neill, Ben Van Leeuwen, and Peter Van Leeuwen (Ecco, Spring 2015) Marc Forgione: Recipes and Stories from the Acclaimed Chef and Restaurant with Iron Chef Marc Forgione (HMH, Spring 2014) The Kimchi Cookbook with Lauryn Chun (Ten Speed Press, Fall 2012) BOOKS – EDITED Fall 2015 Toast by Raquel Pelzel Mexico From the Inside Out by Enrique Olvera Tacopedia by Deborah Holtz and Juan Carlos Mena Spring 2016 Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen by Olafur Eliasson Food & Beer by Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø with Joshua David Stein Fall 2016 Central by Virgilio Martínez with Nicholas Gill Regarding Cocktails by Sasha Petraske with Georgette Moger-Petraske Spring 2017 Where Bartenders Drink by Adrienne Stillman On Vegetables by Jeremy Fox with Noah Galuten Vegan: The Cookbook by Jean-Christian Jury Fall 2017 Boragó by Rodolfo Guzmán America: The Cookbook by Gabrielle Langholtz Elizabeth Street Café with Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire with Julia Turshen Where to Drink Coffee by Liz Clayton and Avidan Ross Spring 2018 Japan: The Cookbook by Nancy Singleton Hachisu Aska by Fredrik Berselius PRINT + DIGITAL My work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times (photography and food styling), Patch, Serious Eats, New York Magazine (digital), My Jewish Learning, the Cooking Channel, and Kitchn. RADIO The Food Seen, Heritage Radio, September 2013